Bug#579520: tasksel - Fails to detect errors during download
Package: tasksel
Version:
Severity: grave
On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 11:09:56PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> - Does not detect errors during the download. I had several hundred
> packages failing to install during the initial installation because of
> errors from my proxy.
> - Task reinstallation removed packages first.
>
> Packages or package groups installed by the standard system or GUI task
> that looks weird to me. I haven't checked why they are installed in any
> way.
> - rpm
> - twisted, python-twisted-web
> - xserver-xorg-xephyr. for login in new window feature of gdm?
> - festival
> - foomatic-filter-ppds, openprinting-ppds. Somehow I doubt that this
> sets are distinct.
> - cups-bsd
> - xorg-docs-core
> - oss-compat. This can only use the kernel OSS emulation right know,
> that I want to deprecate rather fast because of the drawbacks.
> - esound-common
> - hplip?
> - tsconf
> - tcpd
> - apache-2.2-bin
> - bogofilter
> - libpam-*
> - mtools. Is this still used instead of the gui tools to mount fat
> devices? It needs special config anyway.
> - radeontool. The description looks like: don't use. Also the radeon
> cards now belong completely to the kernel.
> - xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd. Incompatible with KMS.
> - usb-modeswitch. The kernel seems to handle this in the meantime.
> - mutt
> - w3m
> - aspell vs. wngerman vs. myspell. Do we really need three different
> spell checkers?
> - deborphan
> - geoclue. The description is unclear.
> - espeak. Didn't I list festival already?
> - make
> - vbetool. Can be considered disallowed by modern kernels.
> - twm
> - gutenprint
> - atd
> - epiphany vs. iceweasel
> - Software Center (missing translation, using aptdaemon) vs. synaptic
> vs. update manager (using gksu)
>
> grub:
> - The os-prober entries are missing after the installtion. Need to run
> update-grub once in the installed system.
> - How can I make grub always default to an existing system (the already
> installed windows)? Should also be on top of the list as it can grow
> fast.
> - Uses quiet even after priority low installation
>
> initial fstab:
> - Lists /proc
> - Lists cdrom and usb sticks (with unstable device name)
>
> netconfig:
> - GUI task installs network-manager but network device used in the
> installer is already added to interfaces and therfor not controllable
> by n-m.
>
> aptdaemon:
> - Wants root-password even if none is configured and sudo is used for
> anything else.
>
> os-prober:
> - Does not cleanup /var/lib/os-prober during removal.
>
> German translations are bad, bad and bad:
> dpkg: "Nach-Installations-Trigger"
> update-alternatives: "in Auto-Modus"
>
> Bastian
>
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